Category Archives: Canadian Press
Michigan attorney set to be first Muslim woman in Congress
DETROIT - Rashida Tlaib’s opposition to President Donald Trump began while he was still candidate Trump and before she decided to run for Congress. The 42-year-old attorney, who is set to become...
Aug 08, 2018

Comedian Kevin Hart helping 18 students at HBCUs
NEW ORLEANS - Comedian Kevin Hart, KIPP schools and the United Negro College Fund have teamed up to give scholarships to 18 students to attend historically black colleges and universities. Hart’...
Aug 08, 2018

New trial ordered for Saskatchewan lovers convicted of plotting to kill spouses
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s top court has ordered a new trial for a man and woman convicted of conspiracy to murder their spouses. Three Court of Appeal judges unanimously agreed that a trial judge ...
Aug 08, 2018
Father who forgot baby in car will not be charged in death: Crown
MONTREAL - Crown officials will not be laying charges against a man whose baby died after he forgot the six-month-old boy in his car last June. Crown spokesman Jean Pascal Boucher said Wednesday no cr...
Aug 08, 2018
Colorado college reprinting up to 9.2K diplomas to fix typo
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - A Colorado university is offering to reprint up to 9,200 diplomas after the outgoing editor of the school newspaper found a big typo. Alec Williams was checking to make sure hi...
Aug 08, 2018
Hamilton paramedics fired over handling of shot 'Good Samaritan,' union says
TORONTO - Two Hamilton paramedics accused of failing to respond properly to a dying teenager’s pleas for help have been fired, their union said on Wednesday. In a statement, the president of the...
Aug 08, 2018

John A. Macdonald statue 'painful reminder' of colonialism: Victoria mayor
VICTORIA - A statue of former prime minister John A. Macdonald will be removed from the front entrance of Victoria City Hall as a gesture of reconciliation with First Nations, says the city’s Ma...
Aug 08, 2018

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to run in Burnaby, B.C., byelection
BURNABY, B.C. - Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh took aim at the Liberal government’s investment in the Trans Mountain pipeline and its lack of spending on housing and Pharmacare while ...
Aug 08, 2018

'Black eye to the industry:' Report delves into polls gone awry in Calgary vote
CALGARY - A report into wildly inaccurate polls ahead of last year’s Calgary civic election recommends stronger standards and best practices for the polling industry. The report commissioned by ...
Aug 08, 2018
As Saudi doctors face recall home, many questions remain about impact in Canada
MONTREAL - Health officials across Canada were trying to determine Wednesday the potential impact if about 800 medical residents and fellows from Saudi Arabia suddenly leave the various networks next ...
Aug 08, 2018